NAME

tail − deliver the last part of a file

SYNOPSIS

tail [ ±number[lbc] ] [ file ]

DESCRIPTION

Tail copies the named file to the standard output beginning at a designated place.  If no file is named, the standard input is used. 

Copying begins at distance +number from the beginning, or −number from the end of the input.  Number is counted in units of lines, blocks or characters, according to the appended option l, b or c.  When no units are specified, counting is by lines. 

SEE ALSO

dd(1)

BUGS

Tails relative to the end of the file are treasured up in a buffer, and thus are limited in length.  Various kinds of anomalous behavior may happen with character special files. 

7th Edition